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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1917

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The Latest. Steamer Wrecked

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 4

Sydney, Monday Afternoon—The steamer Maitai, from 'Frisco to New Zealand, has been wrecked. The crew and mails were saved…

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The Wreck or the "Encounter."

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 4

Mr. Som Anderson provided an "extra turn" at the weir lost night, to the great enjoyment of a big crowd of bathers and sightseers. As no one…

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The Submarine Menace. a British Steamer's Report

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 4

A British steamer reported en arrival at New York having sighted an unidentified submarine moving westward across the Atlantic on Thursday…

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The War. Steamer Mined. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 4

The naval authorities at a late hour on Saturday night received information that the steamer Port Nicholson was sunk by a mine in the English…

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Great Fire in London. Munition Works Blown Up. Appalling Scenes. Wholesale Wreckage. Serious Lobs of Life

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 8

A tremendous explosion shook London on Friday evening last. The explosion followed the outbreak of fire in one of the muntion…

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Interned Steamer. Scuttled at New York. (Reuter's Telegram). London, Friday Morning

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 4

The German steamer Lievenfels, tied up into Charleston Harbor since the war started, began slowly sinking, apparently scuttled. The captain declined…

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American Steamer Sunk. Vancouver

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 7

The American steamer Housatonic has been sunk…

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Steamer Lost. Ashore at Papua

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 4

News has been received in Sydney, by wireless of the loss of the steamer Misima, which went ashore on the coast of Papua. All hands were saved, but…

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Passenger Steamer Torpedoed. (Reuter's Telegram). London, Monday Night

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 5

The Admiralty reports that the sleamer City of Birmingham was tor-, pedoed without warning, 128 miles from land. Besides the crew there…

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Steamer Disabled

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday.—The disabled steamer Buninyong was towed into Sydney late last evening…

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Wreck of Wetch

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 February 1917 · page 4

The ketch Success was totally wrecked in Investigator Strait Sooth Australia. The crew was saved…

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Greek Steamer Sunk. London

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 4

The Greek steamer Vassilissaolga was sunk, and the crew landed…

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Wrecked

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 February 1917 · page 4

The American schooner E. B. Jackson went ashore, and was wrecked at Apia Talbor. All hands were save…

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American Steamer Sunk. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 15 February 1917 · page 4

The American steamer Lyman has been sunk in the Mediterr[?]. Later. The Lyman was [?] by an…

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The War. London, Wednesday Night. American Steamer Sunk

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 February 1917 · page 3

The American steamer, Lyman Law, has been sunk in the Mediterranean. LLOYD GEORGE'S FORESIGHT. The Minister for Munitions says the…

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The Kaiser's Condition. Physical Wreck and Mad. New York

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 27 February 1917 · page 4

Mr. Edgar Moore, who has returned to New York from Germany, says that the Kaiser is considered a madman. He is a physical week, and hopelessly…

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British Steamer Sunk. (Reuter's Telegram). London, Tuesday Morning

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 28 February 1917 · page 4

The British steamer Corothy has been sunk…

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Steamer Strikes Breakwater

The Inverell Times · Thursday 1 March 1917 · page 4

The steamer Cooloon struck the breakwater while entering th Manning River yesterday afternoon and is now full of water. It is considered…

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Horses Wreck Office

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 March 1917 · page 4

A remarkable accident, involving damage estimated at £50, and injury to two horses belonging to the Fresh Food and Ice Company, occurred in…

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Robbery on a Steamer. the Man in the Bucket

The Inverell Times · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 4

On the arrival of the steamer Indarra at Albany a man was found con[?]ted in a big basket in the hold and was arrested as a stowaway…

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